LinkedIn says Flipkart, Amazon and Oyo among the top 15 internet and technology companies to work for in India

SUMMARY

Walmart-owned Flipkart is the most preferred workplace in India, followed by Amazon and Oyo in the second and third places, respectively, according to a list compiled by professional social media network LinkedIn. Internet companies dominate the list in LinkedIn's fourth edition of the '2019 Top Companies' list for India. IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) made its debut at the seventh place, new entrants and homegrown internet and consumer services companies Swiggy and Zomato were ranked sixth and eighth, respectively.

By CNBC-TV18Apr 4, 2019 6:42:25 PM IST (Updated)

1: Flipkart: Founded in 2007 by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, Walmart-owned Flipkart is the best firm to work for in the country, according to LinkedIn.

2. Amazon: The US e-tailer founded by Jeff Bezos entered India in 2013. The US giant has invested heavily in local operations to compete with its Indian ecommerce rival, Flipkart.

3. Oyo: The startup-turned-unicorn founded by Ritesh Agarwal at the age of 18 is considered to be among the top hospitality chains in India.

4. Paytm: Owned by One97 Communications, Paytm has more than 30 crore registered users and is one of the best companies to work for in India. .

5. Uber: The ride-hailing firm is in the fifth position. Uber has made its entry to India in 2013. The company has a stronghold in India and has operations in 785 metropolitan areas worldwide. .

6: Swiggy: The startup-turned-unicorn was founded in 2014 by Sriharsha Majety and Nandan Reddy in Bengaluru. The firm has 50,000 restaurant partners in 60 cities across India.

7. TCS: The subsidiary of Tata Group is one of the largest Indian companies by market capitalisation and operates in 46 countries.

8: Startup-turned-unicorn Zomato was launched in 2008 in Gurgaon by Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah. It provides information and reviews of restaurants and also online delivery services.

9: Alphabet: Google and YouTube's parent firm entered India in 2004, by setting up their first research and development center, outside of the US, in Bengaluru.

10. Adobe: The California-headquartered firm is a multinational computer software company. Adobe initially focused on the creation of multimedia and creativity software products and is now making its way into the digital marketing software forum. It was ranked 12th in the overall list.

11. IBM: International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is a multinational information technology company headquartered in New York and operates in more than 170 countries. It was ranked 15th in the overall list.

12: Freshworks:The software startup was founded in 2010 by Girish Mathrubootham and Shan Krishnasamy and is headquartered in California. It was ranked 17th in the overall list.

13: Accenture: The Irish company is a global management consulting and professional services firm that provides strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations services. It was ranked 18th in the overall list.

14: Ola: The Indian-origin cab aggregator developed by ANI Technologies is a startup-turned-unicorn which was founded by Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati in Bengaluru. It was ranked 19th in the overall list.

15: Oracle: It is an American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in California. It was ranked 24th in the overall list.